remanded

[ri-man-did]

adjective

1. sent back or consigned again, as for revision.

   A remanded proposal that fails to achieve a 60% majority of votes when reconsidered shall be removed from further consideration.

2. Law.

   1. relating to or being a case sent back to a lower court from which it was appealed.

      We trust that the facts of the parties' relationship will become clearer during the remanded hearing.

   2. (of a prisoner or accused person) sent back into custody, as to await further proceedings.

      A remanded person awaiting trial at the city’s central prison has complained of overcrowding and poor sanitation.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of remand.

Other Word Forms

• unremanded adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of remanded¹

remand ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Sutherland was found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving after a trial at the High Court in Glasgow, and was remanded in custody pending sentence.

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John Roarty, 53, was remanded in custody and will appear in court again next week.

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The court remanded Mr Mugabe in custody pending a bail ruling on Friday.

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As custody sergeant, Sgt McIlvenny is responsible for making decisions about whether a suspect is remanded in custody or given bail after being charged.

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The couple were remanded in custody ahead of a plea hearing set for 16 December.

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